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Bernard Jacobson Gallery will present a selection of etchings from the 1980s by British artist Leon Kossoff. The etchings, which were published by Bernard Jacobson, reveal Kossoff’s profound connection to London.

Born in London in 1926, Kossoff spent most of his life in the city and explored its environment, character, and inhabitants at length through his art. Kossoff resided outside of London during only two periods: once from 1939 until 1943, when he evacuated to King’s Lynn during the war, and again from 1945 and 1948, for national service. During his brief return to London from 1943 to …